Hi, while we all want to use the new features in Java 8, some users of the RAP project still can't switch to Java 8 because they have to deploy on application servers that run on a (bundled) non-Java-8 VM. For example, looking at the IBM WebSphere JDK support list [1], it seems that for the server side, it's still a bit too early to require Java 8.
Since one of the bundles RAP depends on (core.jobs) has recently been updated to Java 8, we find ourselves faced with the choice of either locking out those users or shipping RAP 3.1 with an older version of the platform. The latter would probably mean to abstain from the Neon simultaneous release. I wonder if there is a general consensus that the Eclipse platform (not the IDE) does not support Java 7 anymore. If this is the case, we have to live with it, however, I'd appreciate to keep at least the core Java-7-compatible for one more year. Looking at the respective change in core.jobs [2], it looks like a refactoring, not an API change that would require Java 8. Also on the Neon release plan [3], it's still marked as 1.7. Is there a chance to revert this change or are more of those going to come? Regards, Ralf [1] http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27005002 [2] http://git.eclipse.org/c/platform/eclipse.platform.runtime.git/commit/bundles/org.eclipse.core.jobs?id=e0c1dc5111c5200d39f4611082b34110d735ac29 [3] https://www.eclipse.org/projects/project-plan.php?planurl=http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/development/plans/eclipse_project_plan_4_6.xml#appendix -- Ralf Sternberg Project Lead, Remote Application Platform (RAP) EclipseSource Tel: +49 721 66 47 33-0 Innoopract Informationssysteme GmbH Lammstraße 21, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany General Manager: Jochen Krause Registered Office: Karlsruhe, Commercial Register Mannheim HRB 107883 _______________________________________________ cross-project-issues-dev mailing list [email protected] To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe from this list, visit https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev
